Central station
Central is a Purple Line station of the Chicago Transit Authority 'L' system. Located at 1024 Central Street in Evanston, Illinois, the elevated platform sits above Central Street, half a block west of Ridge Avenue.Photo: Gerald Farinas, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: Lost on Belmont, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: Purple Line station of the Chicago Transit Authority ‘L’ system
- Also known as: “Central”
- Address: 1022 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ryan Field and Welsh–Ryan Arena.
Ryan Field
Photo: Greenstrat, Public domain.
Ryan Field was a football stadium in the central United States, located in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago near the campus of Northwestern University. Ryan Field is situated 1,900 feet west of Central station.
Welsh–Ryan Arena
Stadium
Welsh–Ryan Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Evanston, Illinois, United States, near the campus of Northwestern University. It is home to four Northwestern Wildcats athletic teams: men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. Welsh–Ryan Arena is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Central station.
Grosse Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The historic Grosse Point Light is located in Evanston, Illinois. Following several shipping disasters near Evanston, residents successfully lobbied the federal government for a lighthouse. Grosse Point Light is situated 2,600 feet east of Central station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Street and Wilmette.
Central Street
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Central Street is the principal east-west artery in the far north of Evanston, Illinois and is a major thoroughfare in other northern and northwest suburbs of Chicago.
Wilmette
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wilmette is 16 miles north of Chicago. It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the North Shore. It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahá'í House of Worship.
Evanston Lakeshore Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is a residential historic district in Evanston, Illinois. The district encompasses a section of southeast Evanston that was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Central station.
Central station
- Categories: elevated station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.06394° or 42° 3′ 50″ northLongitude
-87.68569° or 87° 41′ 9″ westOperator
Chicago Transit AuthorityNetwork
Chicago Transit AuthorityOpen location code
86JJ3877+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 249656713OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2944389
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Central station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “中央站”
- French: “Central”
- Russian: “Сентрал”
- Spanish: “Central (línea Púrpura)”
- Spanish: “Central”
- Ukrainian: “Сентрал”
- Urdu: “سینٹرل اسٹیشن (سی ٹی اے پرپل لائن)”
- Urdu: “سینٹرل اسٹیشن”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include CTA Central Street Station and Evanston Fire Department Station #23.
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